Join us for a screening of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Documentary: “Mohammad and the Matchmaker,” a film about HIV/AIDS in Iran. This film features Dr. Arash Alaei and Dr. Kamiar Alaei, our guests at the Tufts World AIDS Day lecture this Thursday. Catch a glimpse of their work in action before you see them speak!
Lunch & snacks will be served.

Cosponsors: Community Health Advocates at Tufts, Physicians for Human Rights at Tufts

In recognition of World AIDS Day, we are honored to host two distinguished speakers, Dr. Kamiar Alaei and Dr. Arash Alaei, two Iranian physicians who have received international attention for their work in HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Alaei and Dr. Alaei co-authored Iran’s National Strategic Plan for the Control of HIV/AIDS 2002-2007, and were awarded $15.8 million by the Global Fund to control HIV/AIDS in Iran. Accolades include:

Heinz R. Pagels Human Rights of Scientists Award from the New York Academy of Science in 2009
Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights by the Global Health Council in June 2011
Inaugural Award for Leadership in Health and Human Rights by PAHO/WHO in Dec. 2011
Inaugural Elizabeth Taylor Award in Recognition of Efforts to Advocate for Human Rights in the field of HIV by The Foundation for AIDS Research and the International AIDS Society in July 2012

This is a university-wide event, and is open to the public. Questions? Contact kimberly.petko@tufts.edu M’15, and meena.bolourchi@tufts.edu M’13.

The deadline to register to vote in Massachusetts is coming up on October 17th! The health of our democracy and our neighborhoods depends on active voter and civic participation. Still, millions of Americans, especially our poorest and sickest neighbors, lack a voice in our democracy.

We will be working in the Chinatown community (likely near the Boylston T stop and the Chinatown Gate), and will directly register new voters on the spot! We will be supported and working alongside volunteers from the non-partisan local group, MassVOTE. (check them out!: massvote.org). ***If you have any Chinese language skills, your help will be especially appreciated!***

Massachusetts law enforcement and traffic safety advocates will gather on the front steps of the State House in Boston on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. for a press conference to announce the upcoming “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” impaired driving crackdown. The one-hour press event will include remarks from representatives from law enforcement, traffic safety and government officials.

We are looking for a diverse group of individuals to represent the 140 people, on average, lost to impaired driving each year in Massachusetts. Those who participate will be given a red t-shirt that reads “140 deaths too many.”

After the press conference session, the “140 deaths too many” red t-shirt clad group will gather in the Boston Common for a group photo to be utilized in the billboard promotion of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.

Please be advised that photo opportunities will be available following the press event for law enforcement officials in uniform and state officials. This will be a great opportunity to help further the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” message and include photos in your press releases to local newspapers and media outlets.

Please be a part of this moving and educational event that will help raise awareness of impaired driving and lives lost because of those who recklessly choose to drink and drive.

Please RSVP for this event by contacting Kari Johnston at the Rendon Group at (617)-912-3817 or kjohnston@therendongroup.com. If you wish to participate and help represent the “140 deaths too many” or wish to get your picture taken with state officials please specify this when you RSVP.

Several students have approached the Friedman School administration about the closing of the Jaharis Cafe and the general lack of healthier food and beverage options on campus. As the Friedman School is part of a community of graduate programs devoted to nutrition and health, many feel it’s important that we walk the talk and improve the food environment in our learning and work place. But bringing healthier food and drink options to campus will be easier if we speak as a collective voice. This survey is an opportunity for the student body to do just that.

The attached survey contains all available food options that Tufts could contract to fill the two vending machines in Jaharis Cafe (excludes the larger, more recent vending machine). Please take a few minutes to select your preferred options for each category. Results from the survey will be shared with administration and Tufts Dining Services, both of which are ready and willing to work with students to better meet our needs.

Please note: This survey is the first step in a larger initiative to address the availability of healthier food and drinks at the Friedman School and Tufts School of Medicine.

Simeon Kimmel of Harvard Medical School emailed CHAT today letting us know that there is petition to Vermont Legislators regarding Universal Health Care. If you want to show your support and add your name to the petition please click here

Also they are having another planning meeting and here are the details:

“What? VT Single Payer Boston Planning Meeting – at Jonathan Takahashi’s
When? 12 noon on Sat, January 22. What else? Bring something small or large to share for lunch : )
Where? 1153 Beacon St Apt 6, Brookline, MA 02446Red brick apt building immediately adjacent to the Kent St stop on the C Line; directly across Kent Street from the synagogue. Also close to the Longwood stop on the D Line. Ring the buzzer for #6.”

If you would like their phone numbers just in case you get lost please email CHATufts [at] gmail [dot] com